Just my opinion and thanks for the humor ! 
TIG.
TIG.
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Originally Posted by hellocook
i can confirm the comparison RIP9 09 with Sultan DW-Link
- handling issues with DW-link (actually similiar poor performance on twisted trails than my TNT, also by far less solid on fast downhills vs. the RIP9 09)
- RIP9 is much stiffer than the DW-Link, the DW-Link is actually much stiffer than the TNT which was a total noddle.
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Originally Posted by TIGMAN:
Of course you can confirm this.......thanks for your unbiased opinion posted on the Niner Bikes forum ( go figure ) ! Now stand back and watch those needing support horde to it like flies to a steaming pile ! Now please post this on the Turner forum and see what you find !
I learned from my first FS 29er ( Ventana ) that I had to have stronger wheels built and also went from 9 mm QR to a 20 mm TA front and 10 mm TA rear set up to achieve the stiffness or performance I preferred and had nothing to do with the frame ! I dunno.....after trying the new RIP and comparing it to my DW Sultan , I'd say the Niner was a complete noodle ( yeah , come to think of it it was ) ! Of course this is my unbiased opinion ( go figure ) Who are you trying to fool anyway.......LOL ! TIG.
SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER FORUMS. ENJOY!
Originally Posted by hellocook
i can confirm the comparison RIP9 09 with Sultan DW-Link
- handling issues with DW-link (actually similiar poor performance on twisted trails than my TNT, also by far less solid on fast downhills vs. the RIP9 09)
- RIP9 is much stiffer than the DW-Link, the DW-Link is actually much stiffer than the TNT which was a total noddle.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TIGMAN:
Of course you can confirm this.......thanks for your unbiased opinion posted on the Niner Bikes forum ( go figure ) ! Now stand back and watch those needing support horde to it like flies to a steaming pile ! Now please post this on the Turner forum and see what you find !
I learned from my first FS 29er ( Ventana ) that I had to have stronger wheels built and also went from 9 mm QR to a 20 mm TA front and 10 mm TA rear set up to achieve the stiffness or performance I preferred and had nothing to do with the frame ! I dunno.....after trying the new RIP and comparing it to my DW Sultan , I'd say the Niner was a complete noodle ( yeah , come to think of it it was ) ! Of course this is my unbiased opinion ( go figure ) Who are you trying to fool anyway.......LOL ! TIG.
SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER FORUMS. ENJOY!
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no problem.
got to agree that i like DT and his concept of made in the U.S.. kinda hate admitting how well the RIP9 made in Taiwan rides. however, for sure is the DW-Link generation a huge improvement.
got to agree that i like DT and his concept of made in the U.S.. kinda hate admitting how well the RIP9 made in Taiwan rides. however, for sure is the DW-Link generation a huge improvement.
There are other forums?hellocook said:SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER FORUMS. ENJOY!
Yes and there are other bikes that rock!.
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